Project Manager

MAPUS Merkley and Partners; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

MAPUS Merkley and Partners in New York, NY seeks a Project Manager to oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of patient-branded assets. You will collaborate with the M+P account, strategy, social, digital, creative and production teams, as well as partner agencies and vendors to deliver print, CRM, event materials, digital assets and websites.

Mentoring junior PMs may be involved. The role requires 3+ years of agency or in-house PM experience, pharma familiarity, strong organizational and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management at an agency or in-house.
• Experience with print, CRM, event materials, social, digital display and website work.
• Pharma experience preferred
• Subpart H experience preferred
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to self-manage time according to deadlines
• Ability to change priorities and pivot to emerging urgent tasks
• Proficient writing and communication skills
• Familiarity with design software and content management systems
• Experience with Workfront preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop timelines with input from relevant departments.
• Update timelines based on client and internal changes.
• Monitor jobs and alert internal team of delays/risks and ensure open communication.
• Develop and maintain Gantt charts in partnership with account services.
• Route jobs through relevant departments and secure sign-off at all stages.
• Develop and distribute hot sheets and end-of-day sheets.
• Coordinate and run daily hot sheet meetings.
• Understand core technologies related to digital assets.
• Communicate technical recommendations and dependencies to teams and clients.
• Document business requirements and functional specs for client assets.
• Partner with Account team to manage the brand’s Teams channel.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

CMS familiarity

Design software

Workfront

Tools

Workfront

Job description

Agency: M+P Job Function: Projects and Performance Improvement Job Subfunction: Project and Program Management Job Description: Project Manager Position Location: New York, NY Experience: 3+ years Accounts: Healthcare/Wellness Reports: Senior Project Manager, Director, Project Management

Summary: The Project Manager will work as part of the integrated team managing patient branded assets. This position works collaboratively with the M+P account, strategy, social, digital, creative and OMC production teams, as well as partner agencies and external vendors. Assignments may include print, CRM, event materials, social, digital display, videos and websites. The Project Manager keeps all team members informed of the status of their respective jobs and ensures all jobs are following the agency’s internal processes. The PM will assist with mentoring/training any new Jr. Project Managers where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Develop timelines with input from relevant departments
• Update timelines based on client and/or internal changes (must maintain accurate timelines throughout the life of a job)
• Monitor jobs and alert internal team of possible delays/risks and assure open communication among team members
• Development and maintenance of Gantt charts in partnership with account services
• Route jobs through all relevant departments and secure sign off at all stages of the job
• Develop and distribute the hot sheet and end-of-day hot sheets by 9:30 am and 4pm respectively
• Coordinate and run daily hot sheet meetings
• Develop knowledge of Client's process/procedures and the people involved
• Demonstrate ability to set priorities while handling multiple projects
• Remain calm during high pressure situations
• Ensure that all materials produced are accurate by assuring that the quality control steps are not skipped in the agency process
• Help develop ideas to make the project management department, and the agency run more efficiently
• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of a project from requirements gathering and discovery, documentation of specs, creative development, and oversight of development/production to QA and project launch
• Work closely and integrate with Project Managers at partner agencies.
• Understand core technologies related to the development of digital assets
• Be the key contact to communicate technical recommendations, digital dependencies and any possible limitations to internal teams and clients
• Contribute to the documentation of business requirements and functional specs for all client assets
• Partner with Account team to manage the brand’s Teams channel

Requirements

• 3+ years of solid project management at an agency or in-house.
• Project experience should include print, CRM, event/summit materials, social, digital display and website work.
• Pharma experience preferred
• Subpart H experience preferred
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to self-manage time according to deadlines
• Ability to change priorities and pivot to emerging urgent tasks
• Proficient writing and communication skills
• Familiarity with design software and content management systems
• Experience with Workfront preferred

Salary: 90,000-100,000

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